For the first time since 2011, the entire state of California is free of drought.

The U.S. Drought Monitor released new information on the state’s drought levels Thursday. The entire state is drought free, although “abnormally dry” conditions persist in nearly 7 percent of the state, per the Drought Monitor. That’s quite a shift from even three months ago, when much of the state was in severe drought.

In the south and north, some dryness persists. San Diego County reservoirs have only hit 65 percent capacity.

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Regardless, this is news to celebrate. Remember when state water reservoirs were so empty that they barely looked like reservoirs at all? Or when pools became the ultimate luxury? Community members reliant on private water wells suffered on a whole other level; their taps ran dry.

Unfortunately, drought will inevitably return to the state eventually. And severe drought will likely become more frequent in a warmer world. So will the wildfires that these dry conditions help rev up.